Press Releases

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Citing Courage and Leadership Equality Florida Action PAC Endorses Mayor Ken Welch for Re-Election
Equality Florida Action PAC, the state’s largest LGBTQ political committee, today announced its endorsement of Mayor Ken Welch for re-election.
Elections
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Equality Florida Action, Inc. Endorses State Senator Shevrin Jones for Congress
Jones’s historic candidacy offers opportunity to elect Florida's first openly LGBTQ member of Congress
Elections
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The 12th Annual All Together Now Conference Brought Together 115 Education Leaders for LGBTQ Students in Florida
This conference brought together 115 education leaders from across the state who are committed to ensuring every young person can attend a school where they feel safe, respected, and supported.
Equality Florida Safe & Healthy Schools
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10 Years Later, Community and National Advocacy Leaders Discuss How to Honor Pulse Victims Through Action
Today, the Human Rights Campaign, Equality Florida, and GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention group founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, convened a panel to honor the 10-year remembrance of the Pulse nightclub shooting, which killed 49 and injured 53 others.
Equality Florida
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10 Years Since Pulse: We Honor The 49 With Action
Today Equality Florida marks 10 years since a man filled with hate walked into Pulse Nightclub, an LGBTQ safe space, and stole 49 beautiful lives from us. As we remember the 49, we also recommit ourselves to the promise we made ten years ago: to honor them with action and build a future where every person, including LGBTQ people, can live safely, openly, and…
Equality
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Returning to the Front Lines: Brandon Wolf Comes Home to Fight for Florida
Pulse survivor, bestselling author, and national LGBTQ advocate returns to Equality Florida at a defining moment for the state and the country.
Equality Florida
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Equality Florida Warns Against Political Attacks on Surrogacy, IVF, and Family Freedom
Families built through surrogacy and IVF deserve the same dignity, stability, and legal protections as any other family.
Equality
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Equality Florida Action PAC Names Joe Saunders First Executive Director
Equality Florida Action PAC, Florida’s largest LGBTQ political committee, announced today that Joe Saunders will serve as its first executive director, marking its 20th anniversary in Florida politics and a significant expansion of the organization’s political and electoral work ahead of the 2026 cycle.
Statewide
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Retaliation Against The AIDS Healthcare Foundation By The DeSantis Administration Puts Lives At Risk
The Florida Department of Health has notified the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) that it will not renew contracts that are critical to maintaining HIV testing and treatment services, STI treatment, and housing support for those living with HIV.
HIV
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Equality Florida Welcomes Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio as Deputy Director of Communications
Equality Florida Welcomes Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio as Deputy Director of Communications ORLANDO, Fla.
Statewide